Welcome to Massey ...

Massey is located in Kent County<1>.

The location of Massey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Massey, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Massey is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Massey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Massey: (410), (443)<4> & (667)

The ZIP code for Massey: 21650<5>

Websites for Massey ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.kentchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Massey, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Massey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Massey - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ontario, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Massey.

Communities near Massey ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Massey.

• Dover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
• Middletown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <6>
• Smyrna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <6>
• Chestertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
  • Chestertown is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <6>
• Clayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
• Townsend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <6>
• Cheswold
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswold
  • Cheswold is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <6>
• Wyoming
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <6>
• Church Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Church Hill is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <6>
• Chesapeake City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake City
  • Chesapeake City is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake City <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Massey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Massey.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Massey. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Massey.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Massey. See our Newspapers Page for Massey.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Massey ...

Looking for more information about Massey? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Massey, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Massey.

Adding Massey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Massey in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Massey was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Massey on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Massey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Massey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kent County: www.kentcounty.com/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/